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GQS. STUART.

FOLDING SEAT 'ATTACHMENT'. APPLICATION man MAY 11. lgls.

Patented De.16,1919.

GEORGES. STUART, or WAsI-IINGTON', DisTRrcTorcoLUMnIn.

FOLDING-SEAT ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led'vay 17, 1919. YSerial No. 297,743.

Toallwwm-z't may concern Be vit known that I, GEORGE S. STARLf a citizen of the United VStates, residing at Washington, District of Columbia,- have invented .cert-ain -new and yuseful `Improvements in Folding-Seat Attachments; and 'I do hereby ldeclare the following to be ay full, clear,vand exact-descriptionfof'the 1n vention,such as will enable others skilled in the -art'to which it-appertains to make and YAuse the same.

mentsY in folding seat or shelf attachments foruse as attached to or in connection with bath tuba-beds, or other articles of furniture, and is also adapted to be attached to walls,hshelves,1or tables, where it is desired to provide a folding V'seat orshelf which may lbe-conveniently brought into use or put outof the-way as may be desired.

lMy winvention comprises more :especially a 4Awooden Ybo-x, preferably rectangular in cressgsection for convenience of 'manufacture, open-at-theflower side or bottom into which open side of the box the supporting legs and various other parts hereinafter mentioned are "folded away when not in use. My'invention will'be more fully under stood after reference to the accompanying drawings, vin which like parts are indicated by similar reference symbols kthroughout the several views, and inf-whichz- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the folding .seat as attached to a bath tub. Fig.y `QY-shows a section along the line 2 3 of Fig. 1, and looking to the right.

5F ig. 3 shows a similar section to Fig.

2, except'that the seat is in the lowered or closedr position gl and Fig. 4: is a perspective view showing'the device :attachedto a bed.

'Referring iirst to Figs. 1 to '3, Anrepresents a bath tub mounted on suitable feet a and provided with the usual overhanging curved rim a".

YB represents the box which constitutes the vbody portion of the seat or shelf which ispreferably made of wood, rectangular in form as shown, and provided with a fiat top `?9,-thetwo sides b', havin-g hand slots bo, and the endpieces b2 and b3. j

The -bottom of the box is open as shown in Fig. 2. The sides of the box are also cut away,`as 'at b5, to engage the rim to of the bathtub., and intoV this cut away portion b lthe Ycoil spring G projects, one of whose ends c is secured tothe corresponding side of the box, andthe otherendc engages the outer face ofthe bath tub,as shown-in iFig.. 2, whenthe seat is intheraisedposiion.

The legs D arehin-ged to the -sides ofthe box, as at d, and are provided with dow-nwardly proj eeting l adjustable Avnfieinbers V5D', slotted as -at d2 to engage-the clamp/screws d. Theopposite legs D are-connected together by the brace D2, and extending from 'My present invention relatesto improveone -sideof this brace D'2 is Vthe cord or chain E, whose free .endv terminatesin -a button eV which rests in the countersunkfseat b4 in the top b ofthe box B.

v'Io the opposite side of the brace D2 Vthe spring F isi-attached, which tendsto swing the legs loutward tothe ysupporting position, as rmshown in Figs. 1 Yand2. -In `Ordcrto limit the inward travel of the legs, and also to vbrace thesides b ofathe'box', "I provide stripsG, las -shown in Figs. 2 `Aand The legs D-may -be provided, if desired, with foot Vrest or auxiliary shelfiH, hinged thereto, Vor'connected therewith, in anyconvenient way.

-Iub'ber cushions I may be secure'dtothe bottom edge of the sides b -of the :box "B to prevent the same from rattlingagainst or scarring the sides of tli'e'bath-'tub-when the parts are in the closed position shown in Fig. 3.

In the arrangement shown in 4,the shelf isprovided with hooks /K ,adapted to engage over the endrail m ofthe bed M, but it will be obvious that these hooks may be applied to the opposite end rail m orto the side rails m2. i

The operation ofthe device shown in' shown in Fig. 2, or maybe leftrlownJ Vaus desired,pbut this foot rest may be 'done away with altogether.

If the legsaretoo long or too short, the length may "be adjusted'by .means ,of .the clamp screws cl, and the adjustable -feet D, but it will only be necessary to adjust the legs once for a single installation as applied to a tub, bed, or the like.

The coil spring C will also tend to throw the seat to the horizontal position, and this spring will also serve as a lock to keep the seat from being accidentally detached from the tub when the seat is in the lowered position as shown in Fig. 3.

v In order to remove the seat from the tub it will be sufficient to bend down the coil spring until it becomes disengaged from the edge of the curved rim a0 of the bath tub, and then swing the seat upward to the left until the coil spring is entirely disengaged from the rim of the tub. Thus, this coil spring serves as a lock to hold the seat to the tub and at the same time facilitates the lifting of the seat when it is desired to use the same.

In order to restore the parts to the position shown in Fig. 3, press the legs D backward and pull on the button e, at the same time pressing down on the box B. The parts may then be swung to the position shown in Fig. 3. If the foot rest H is in the open position shown in Fig. 2, this should be swung to the closed position before swinging the box down. Y

If desired, and if the height of the tub permits, the legs D may be shoved under the bottom of the tub as the seat is swung to the lowered position, without the necessity of swinging the legs to the position shown in Fig. 3.

The device may be operated without the use of the cord E if desired, but I prefer to have such a cord as it facilitates the operation of the device.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1l, the parts are substantially the same as shown in the other gures, except that the seat is provided with hooks K, and the parts may be swung to the closed position as before described, then assuming the position shown in Fig. 3 parallel to the height of the bed or the legs may be swung inward slightly and the parts swung under the bed out of the Idhile I have shown the arrangement as attached toa tub, or a bed as typical instances, it will be obvious that the same may be attached t0 a shelf, or sink, or wall, or porch rail, or the like, without material change in form or operation, and thus a convenient swinging seat or shelf may be provided which may be thrown readily into use and also readily moved to the inoperative position and out of the way.

It will be obvious that various modications might be made in the herein described apparatus, and in the details of construction which could be used Without departing from the spirit of my invention; and I do not mean to limit the invention to such details except as particularly pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is rl. A folding seat adapted for use with bath tubs having a flanged rim curved to form an arch in cross section, comprising a rectangular box open at the bottom and having its sides cut away to fit over said rim, coil springs secured at one end to the cut away portions of the sides of said box and having their free ends bear against the sides of said tub, and their coiled portions projecting up into the arch in the rim of the bath tub, a pair of legs pivoted to the inner side of the cut away sides of said box, and adapted to be swung about their pivots and to be masked in said box, a brace connecting said legs, a cord secured at one end to said brace and having the other rove through the top of said box, and a spring also connected to said brace and normally tending to swing said legs to the position for supporting said seat, substantially as described.

2. A folding seat adapted to be used with a bath tub provided with a flanged rim curved to form an arch in cross section, comprising a rectangular box open at the bottom and having its sides cut away to fit over said rim, with hand holes provided in the Sides of said box, a pair of legs pivoted to the inner side of the cut away sides 0f said box, and adapted to be swung about their pivots and to be masked in said box, a brace coimecting said legs, a cord secured at one.

end to said brace and having the other end rove through the top of said box, and a spring also connected to said brace and normally tending to swing said legs to the position for supporting said seat, substantially as described.

3. A folding seat adapted to be used with a bath tub provided with a anged rim curved to form an arch in cross section, comprising a rectangular box open at the bottom and having its sides cut away to iit over said rim, said sides being providedy with hand holes therein, coil springs secured at one end to the cut away portions of the sides of said box and having their free ends bear against the sides of said tub, and their coiled portions projecting up into the arch in the rim of the bath tub, and a pair of legs pivoted to the inner side of the cut away sides of said box, and adapted to be swung about their pivots and t0 be masked in said box, substantially as described.

4. A folding seat adapted to be used with a. bath tub provided with a flanged rim curved to form an arch in cross section, a rectangular box open at the bottom and having its sides cut away to it over said rim, coil springs secured at one end to the cut away portions of the sides of said box and having their free ends bear against the sides said legs, a cord secured at one end to said of said tub, and their coiled portions probrace and having the other rove through the jecting up into the arch in the rim of the top of said box, and a spring also connected 10 bath tub, a pair of legs pivoted to the inner to said brace and normally tending to swing 5 side of the cut away sides of said box, and said legs to the osition for supporting said adapted to be swung about their pivots and seat, substantia ly as described. to be masked in said box, a brace connecting GEORGE S. STUART. 

